Rumor of the day: First Romney fundraiser with VP “may” be in Florida on Sunday

posted at 7:50 pm on August 7, 2012 by Allahpundit

Yes, yes, I know — pure speculation, as thin as tissue paper. Get used to it. No less than Karl Rove thinks the pick could come as soon as Friday, so the full force of VP frenzy will soon be upon us. Don’t be surprised if we’re a little more lax in relaying rumors than we usually are in the meantime.

The source:

Rumor Alert! Hearing 1st fundraiser w/Romney’s VP candidate MAY be in St. Petersburg on Sunday. Is it a Floridian? Time to buy Romney VP App

Ana Navarro was Hispanic co-chair of McCain’s 2008 campaign and Huntsman’s campaign this year. She knows people — and one person she’s known for a long time is Marco Rubio. BuzzFeed described her as a “top ally” of his when she hinted back in June that Romney advisor Stuart Stevens, a former Crist advisor, might have leaked the news in May that Rubio wasn’t yet being vetted for VP. If she’s telling the truth here then there’s every reason to suspect that Rubio’s the pick: She knows him and his circle well so she’s well positioned for an inside scoop and, needless to say, a big rollout fundraiser in Rubio’s home state shortly after the announcement makes perfect sense.

Or, maybe she knows nothing and is blowing smoke in order to build buzz for her preferred choice. She’s obviously no great fan of Stevens; this would be a way to get back at him for the perceived slight in May. As I say, my friends: As thin as tissue paper. By way of a possible preview of the campaign trail, via Bryan Preston, here’s Rubio showing off his attack-dog skills earlier today. Excellent stuff, especially in light of The One’s sleazy smear this morning.

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RUSH: Now, folks, one other thing here. Michele Bachmann… Louie Gohmert is one of the other Republicans. They wrote private letters to select individuals asking questions about the security clearance process, and they used Huma Weiner as an illustration. It was not Michele Bachmann who decided to go public with the letters. Now, isn’t this what congressmen on the Intelligence Committee ought to be asking if there are national security violations or problems involved in the security clearance with somebody with such close ties to avowed enemies?

If you revile Rep. Bachmann, perhaps former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is more to your liking. Charles Moore of the London Daily Telegraph writes that Blair “… now thinks he underestimated the power of the bad ‘narrative’ of Islamist extremists. That narrative—that ‘The West oppresses Islam’—’is still there; if anything, it has grown.’ It seeks ’supremacy, not coexistence.’” Blair also expressed fear that “The West is asleep on this issue.”

Blair’s view is echoed in Battle for Our Minds: Western Elites and the Terror Threat, a new book by Michael Widlanski, a specialist in Arab politics and a former journalist for mainstream publications such as The New York Times, the Cox Newspapers-The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and The Jerusalem Post. Widlanski’s main point is that political correctness has stifled the West’s ability to understand and fight terror.

Reid said that Romney did not pay any taxes for 10 years. Michelle Bachmann never said there was proof that Huma Wiener was a traitor, just that all MB ties, which she has plenty of, should be looked into. So don’t equate Michele Bachmann to harry reid. It’s you who are acting like harry reid.

Reid said that Romney did not pay any taxes for 10 years. Michelle Bachmann never said there was proof that Huma Wiener was a traitor, just that all MB ties, which she has plenty of, should be looked into. So don’t equate Michele Bachmann to harry reid. It’s you who are acting like harry reid.

VorDaj on August 7, 2012 at 9:18 PM

Actually Reid said he wasn’t sure if the rumor was true he was just doing the lovely job of spreading the smear.

If Rubio is the pick, I will now have to hold my nose and carry a barf bag into the voting booth. I’m really as sick of the Hispanic stuff as I am of all the homosexual noise. What experience does Rubio have to be the Vice President? He is weak tea, in my opinion, and a Bush puppet, to boot.

So, the support is three links to Andrew McCarthy? The guy who sees more conspiracies afoot than does Alex Jones?

Whenever I see Michelle Bachmann and Louie Gohmert’s name both on something I just roll my eyes at the combined mass stupidity. I guess the GOP needs its nuts to counterbalance all the liberal nuts, maybe?

Too bad the Republicans don’t have a minority who is a natural born citizen and military veteran who would so enrage the left that they would forget all about Romney so he could campaign on the offensive. Man, that candidate would be perfect. Yup, it’s just too bad.

So, the support is three links to Andrew McCarthy? The guy who sees more conspiracies afoot than does Alex Jones?

AngusMc on August 7, 2012 at 9:26 PM

So all you have is to try to pull a harry reid and smear Andrew McCarthy *, who knows about a million times more about Islam than you do, and what he knows is not all wrong like Rubio and McCain.

* Andrew McCarthy – most notable for leading the 1995 terrorism prosecution against Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman and eleven others. The defendants were convicted of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and planning a series of attacks against New York City landmarks

This makes no sense as Rubio and West have very opposing views on Islam, the Muslim Brotherhood, CAIR and Michele Bachmann. Like day (West) and night (Rubio).

VorDaj on August 7, 2012 at

9:42 PM

Hi Vordaj,

I am looking at the candidates that will help us win not some of their positions…

Rubio would bring the Hispanic vote which would guarantee Florida and puts New Mexico, Nevada in play and will put Romney over the top in Colorado…

West is interesting…
Since he is all black and not half black like Obama I think he would put a schism in the black community and either they don’t turn out or a lot of them vote for Romney/West based on the fact he is 100% black and holds more socially conservative positions which black people are inherently socially conservative…

Intrade seems to be moving in the last 30 minutes. Portman and Pawlenty still leading the pack, but Portman gaining some and Pawlenty dropping some. Ryan and Rubio in the running, but way back, and Ryan gaining and Rubio dropping.

I’m fine with Rubio. He can garner the Roman Catholic and Hispanic votes.

I’m sorry to think we lose a GOP US Senator, though. We need both Houses to repeal Obamacare.

I’m sure his wife is a fine lady – a good wife and mother. But I saw her on tv a few months ago and she was painfully inarticulate and nervous. She needs coacthing. I just hope his family can withstand the viciousness of the attacks from the left. We will have to keep them in our prayers.

I don’t want Pawlenty or Portman, they don’t bring any passion to the ticket. Besides, no one knows Portman, I’m from Ohio and I didn’t care one way or the other for him. The vp candidate should look like he/she could become president at any moment. Joe Biden is not what we are looking for. Condi Rice is my choice, she looks presidential and has the brains Slo Joe never had. But I will vote for whomever it is, even my dog Smokey.

Michele Bachmann has as much evidence that Huma is connected the Muslim brotherhood as Harry Reid has that Romney didn’t pay his taxes for 10 years. full of crap.

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Why would she have evidence for something she never claimed?

Having said that, if you want to play stupid(assuming you’re playing), having a brother, mother and father in the Muslim Brotherhood is quite a bit more evidence than Harry Reid simply pulling an unidentified, nonexistent mystery man/woman out of his azz.